Vanity-box.



w. KENDALL.

VMHTY BOX. APPucATmN FILED. MAY e. 191s.

Patented Nov. 21 1916.

UNITED STATES Parana einen.

WILLIAM G. KENDALL, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

VANITY-BOX.

y specification of Letters Patent. Pamnte Nm@ 21, 1916,

Application led May 6, 1916. ISerial No. 95,903.

-its primary object the provision of a vanity box capable of receivingand holdingr a rouge holding pad or receptacle in such a manner that thepad may be readily detached when 'its rouge is used up and a new padsubstituted in its place.

A still further object of my invention consists in providing a vanitybox of the abov(` described character having a hinged cover within whichis mounted a mirror, the hinge beingso constructed and secured to thecover that it serves to hold the cover in vertical position when the boxis open and also serves as a means for attaching the box to a cham orsimilar support.

lVith these and other objects in view, my invention will be more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and then specifical'y pointed out in the claims which are attached to and form a part ofthis application.

In the drawing: Figure'l is a perspective view of my vanity box in openposit-ion, showing the rouge pul which may be supplied wi-th the box andinclosed between the cover and rouge pad; Fig. f2 is a. top plan view ofthe box with the` cover in fully open position; Fig. 3 is a transversefsectional view taken through the box and its hinge, the pulil being'removed; Fig. el is a rear elevation of the box, showing' the hingestructure; Fig. 5 is a sectional view corresponding to that shown inFig. 3, but with the cover ofv the box in open position and the rougepad removed from the box: F ig. (3

is a transverse sectional view taken on`thc line (S-G of Fig. Q,illustrating more clearly the manner employed in detachably locking arouge holding pad in the bo-X.

Correspondingr and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

In the drawing, I have illustrated my improved vanity box as including asubstantially cylindrical body 10 having an inte` grally formedbottom1l. This body, in-

termediate its height, is instruck, as shown.'

to provide a seat l2 or, if pre-ferred,ithe body of the box may be madesomewhat lower anda ring 13' may be soldered within the upper end ofthebox so that the upper edge of the box itseltl constitutes an annularshoulder, as shown in Fig. 5.

Hinged to the `boxisa cover 14 having' -a peripheral flange 'l5 whichtits snugly about 'the upper portion of the body of the box and which,when the cover is closed', en-

gages against the. seat or shoulders-12. The

hinge 1G, connecting the cover with the box, may be formed separatelyand soldered to the box and cover or may be formed 'by bending7 outtongues formed upon the iange. of the cover and a tongue formed upon thebody of the box to provide sleeves to receive the pintle pin ot' thehinge. In any event, that portion of the hinge connected to the body ofthe box carries an eye l? which is rigidly fixed to the hinge vand box'and which, in turn, carries a ring` 18 ,by means of which a chain orother suspension device may be attached to the'box. :is shown, the eye17 is disposed in a vertical plane with its upper peripheral 'face atsuch a level that when thebox cover opened,'t he flange l5 of the boxwill engage the eye to hold the cover in vertical or substantiallyvertical position with respect to the box. A knob 19, attached to theflange 15 of the cover at a point diametrically opposite the hinge 16,

cover 1l is a mirror E20 which is held in' place by a ring' 2l wedgedwithin the flange l5 of thc cover and holding? the inirror closelyagainst the inner face of the'cover.

By constructing the hinge insuch a inanner as to support the cover invertical position. when the box is opclnI insure a suitable dispositionot the mirror for use.

This vanity box is priinariiy intended t0 receive rouge holding,- padsoit' the type set forth in a prior application filed by nie J une 1l,1.915, and bearing the Serial No. 34,303 and in Figs. I, 2, 3 and 6 ofthe drawing, I have illustrated snch a' pad, filled with rouge, inplace. This pad, which is preferably formed of sheet metal,,includesabase portion 22 provided about its edge with an upwardly and inwardlydirected retaining iiange Q3. The rouge, indicated at 24, is

. rouge to hold the cake in place.

As clearly shown in the drawing, my vanity box is made somewhat greaterIin diameter than the diametervof the rouge vpad and as a means foranchoring the rouge pad within the box I provide al plurality ofabutments in the forni of spherical balls or knobs 25 which I secure tothe inner face of the body l0 of the box in peripheral spaced relationto each other, these balls or knobs being preferably disposedsubstantially tangentially both to the Wall of the boxand to 'its bottomand being so proportioned that the diameter of av circle passing throughtheir inner faces is somewhat less than the diameter of the pad.Practically any number of these knobs may b e employed but as a rulethree or four are sufficient.

Obviously, the pad, lilled with rouge, may be mounted in the box bymerely. positioning it within the box in such a manner that it restsupon these balls or knobs and prei` ing against it to spring it past theknobs into the position shown in Fig. 6, When the knobs will anchor itin place and also centralize it.

with respect to the body of the box. When the rouge has beenrused from apad held in one of these'boxes, the pad may be readily removed bytheinsertion of a suitable instrument between its edge and the side of thebox, a pair of embroidery or manicure scissors orequivalent instrumentbeing suitable for this purpose. It'Will, therefore, be

clear that my improved Vanity box may be l used indefinitely, a freshpad of rouge being supplied from time to time as the one in the boxbecomes exhausted.

As a rule I provide a rouge puff 26 of any suitable character with eachvanitybox, the A uff being proportioned to seat Within the box betweenvthe rouge pad and mirror.

Preferably, as shown in F ig. 3, the bottom of the rouge holding pad isformed With spaced slits to define a. portion which is upp ,b'nt toprovide a loop 27. By this arrange- Ument, the pad may be readilyWithdrawn 'when the rouge is exhausted by inserting one end of a hairpin or like instrument in the loop and pressing down'upon said instru-#neng to tilt the pad and draw it past the Iripheral wall thereof, and arouge holding' pad including a base having an upwardly and inwardly'directed peripheral fiange adapted to be lockingly engaged beneath theballs by forcing the pad against the bottom of the body; y

2. In a vanity box, the combination with. a box having a base andmarginalwall, of a rouge holding pad seating upon the base and having anupwardly and inwardly directed marginal wall spaced from the Wall of thebox, and a plurality of balls peripherally spaced Within the box andsecured to the upstanding wall thereof, the balls projecting to engagethe marginal wall of the pad.

3. A vanity box inclu-ding a body having an upstanding marginal wall,means for lockingly holding a rouge pad within the box, a cover having adepending marginal Weill adapted to encircle the marginal Wall of thebox, and a hinge connecting the cover and box and disposed to holdthecover in vertical position with respect to the box ,when the cover isopen, said hinge including hinge ears, one of which carriesV an eyedisposed in a vertical plane with its upper peripheral face adapted toengage the marginal Wall of the cover when thecover is' in substantiallyvertical position.

et. A vanity box including a boxbody,

balls secured within the body and tothe peripheral Wall thereof, and arouge hblding pad including a base having an upwardly and inwardlydirected peripheral ange adapted to be lockingly engagedV beneath theballs by forcing the pad gainst the bottom of the body, the base of thepad being formed with an upstanding loop.

5. A vanity box including abox body, abutments projecting inwardly fromthe marginal Wallthereof, and a rouge holding pad including a basehaving an upwardly and inwardly directed marginal liange adapted to belockingly engaged beneath the abutments by forcing the pad against thebottom of the box body.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

WrLLiAM e. Kennern {as}

